diff --git a/lang/perl/Config.in b/lang/perl/Config.in
index f4c4f8870..14aedc285 100644
--- a/lang/perl/Config.in
+++ b/lang/perl/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ menu "Configuration"
 
 config PERL_THREADS
     bool "Enable threading support"
-    default y if (mips || mipsel || i386 || i686 || x86_64 || armeb || arm) && (USE_UCLIBC || USE_GLIBC)
+    default y if (mips || mipsel || i386 || i686 || x86_64 || armeb || arm)
     default n
 
 config PERL_TESTS